ICORD student wins Vanier Scholarship
Many congratulations to Mali Poormasjedi, a PhD student with Dr. Aziz Ghahary, who has just received a prestigious three-year Vanier Scholarship in the amount of $150,000. The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program is administered by Canada’s three research granting agencies (the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council [...]
Full Story »How can you participate in ICORD Research?
Lots of exciting studies are underway. Click here to check out current Research Studies and learn how you can get involved.Donate to ICORD
Donations to ICORD can be made through the University of British Columbia or the VGH&UBC Hospital Foundation. Click here for details.About Us
ICORD (International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries) is an interdisciplinary UBC research centre focused on spinal cord injury. This unique initiative brings together spinal cord injury researchers from the Sciences, Medicine, Surgery, Rehabilitation, Engineering, Education, and community-based Humanities research. ICORD is located within the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre (BSCC) on the site of Vancouver General Hospital and is thus also a part of Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI). The BSCC includes ICORD, the multidisciplinary Brenda & David McLean Integrated Spine Clinic of VCH, and the Rick Hansen Institute (RHI). Together, this presents an exciting opportunity for partnership that spans basic and clinical research, clinical care, and knowledge translation.
Research: from cells to community
ICORD research is anything from cellular to community level research that addresses a question concerning the promotion of improved functional outcomes and quality of life for people with spinal cord injury. ICORD's research activities span the continuum from basic, preclinical discovery, to human-based discovery, to acute clinical interventions, to chronic care and rehabilitation, to community integration and participation. For more information about ICORD Research, please click here.
Experimental Treatments in Spinal Cord Injury:
what you should know if you are considering participation in a clinical trial.
For people with SCI, their families, friends and caregivers, the decision to receive an experimental treatment or enter a clinical trial is a challenging one. To learn more about the design and conduct of valid clinical trials, download an easy-to-read booklet supported by the ICCP (International Campaign for Cures of spinal cord injury Paralysis) and developed by an expert panel of researchers and doctors with extensive scientific and clinical experience in SCI .
SCIRE: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence
The Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE) is a synthesis of the research evidence underlying rehabilitation interventions to improve the health of people living with SCI. SCIRE covers a comprehensive set of topics relevant to SCI rehabilitation and community re-integration. Click here for detailed information or download SCIRE.
